Conclusion of War of 1812 in this country, ending
British and French domination

1815

Prussia annexes balance of Pomerania

Prussia
and German nationalism renewed

Pomerania now part of German Federation
(after WWII it becomes part of Poland)

1825

Erie Canal now completed

1830

In this country, only 3000 whites lived west of
Lake Michigan

1833

Indians pulled out and sold land that is now Wisconsin to the United States

Surveyors laid out townships and ranges in Wisconsin
territory

1835

First steam boat arrived in Milwaukee

1836

The area west of Lake Michigan separated from the state of Michigan and formed
into the Wisconsin Territory.

1838

Wigwams seen around Milwaukee until this year. Travelers took Erie Canal
boats as far as Buffalo, then by wagon or boat to Detroit or through the Great Lakes to the
Milwaukee area. Milwaukee and Mequon originally part of Brown County, then it was part of
Washington County.

1839

A group of Pomeranians left Hamburg, Germany, sailed to the east coast of
England, took wagons across England, and finally 5 ships to New
York and up the Hudson
River. Some stayed in Buffalo. Those that still had money moved west. Some went
to St. Louis. About 500 to 800
went on to Milwaukee, and some to the Freistadt
area in what is now
Ozaukee County.

NOTE:It is believed that Christian Scherer was in this group, but no
verification has been found to
found to date. He did not settle in the Freistadt
area. He settled east
of that area in what is now
Mequon. Subsequent information indicates that both Christian and Claudius
Scherer came Saar, Germany. The Saar Basin is considerably east of
Pomerania. The Saar Basin is just west of Luxembourg, where the Saar River
is located.

1840

Christian Scherer bought 80 acres from the United
States for $100.00. At
that time the
population of the then Washington County was
believed to be 343, not counting
Indians. Over 2/3 of that population was under 30 years of age.

Wisconsin declared a state

???

About this time Claudius Scherer also bought land from the United States. It is suspected
that the Claudius Scherer family, and a group of
Scherers in what is now
Washington County
were related, but that has not been established. The
Christian Scherer
family was principally Lutheran. The Claudius Scherer family was principally
Catholic, and the Washington County Scherers were
Lutheran.

1841

August Radtke was born someplace in Germany.
Pinpointing the place of
birth in Germany
has not been possible. He came to Milwaukee
sometime before 1868.

1850

By this time, Washington County's population grew
to 19,485. Over 1/2 of
the population
were German. There were only 38 native born
included in that figure.
Milwaukee's population was 31,077, of which 32% were German.
12,455 of those were
native born.

1853

Ozaukee County was created.

1862-65

Civil War. Wisconsin's 6th Regiment was principally German and Irish.

1867

Christian Scherer sold his 80 acres to his son
Edward.

1900

August Radtke died. By that time, his only son Otto
was in Colorado
mining. His daughter Emma and her husband were in Northern Wisconsin. Later
Emma and family moved to Minnesota and
eventually homesteaded in Canada. The
balance of his family remained in the Milwaukee area.

1946

Pomerania given to Poland after WWII.

1991

The Scherer-Radtke family is spread all over this country, in Canada, and most likely in Germany and
Poland.